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As globalization continues to make the world a smaller place, and goods become more accessible across borders，concerns about food safety in the AsiaPacific region have steadily risen over the years.An APEC forum is being held in Beijing，to find ways to better address the problem.
156 participants from 19 APEC economies and 4 nonAPEC members attended the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum，which has been actively looking for ways to strengthen food safety standard in the region，without affecting trade.
“As consumers are faced with more varieties of food，the potential food safety risk also becomes bigger.This forum has helped APEC economies to cooperate in supervision (监督)，exchange information，and improve the overall food safety standard in the AsiaPacific region，” said director of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision Wu Qinghai.
For the first time the forum has brought together highlevel regulators，academics，and industry stakeholders to talk about their respective roles in safety supervision.They say governments alone cannot shoulder this heavy duty.
In China，the continuous food safety problems have greatly hurt consumers' confidence in domestic products；therefore more turned to imports. However，problems related to quality of those imported goods also began to show.In July this year，more than 400 batches (批) of food imported from 35 countries and regions were found substandard by the country's top quality supervisor.
Governments and industries have been brought closer by this forum.As food moves more freely beyond borders，this forum is hoped to promote safety control cooperation，so APEC members can better benefit from the economic integration(经济一体化)．
【语篇解读】 通过APEC论坛，各国之间将更加密切地合作，食品安全问题将得到更有效的监管和处理，各成员国都会从中受益。
1．What kind of function can the forum play?
A．It has greatly influenced the economy in the area.
B．It has long been able to put every side's efforts together.
C．It helps to bring government regulators and industries together.
D．It has found ways to deal with safety problems.
C [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“the forum has brought together highlevel regulators，academics，and industry stakeholders to talk about their respective roles in safety supervision”可知，应选C项。]
2．The last but one paragraph tells us that ________．
A．the Chinese customers are more satisfied with their food safety
B．food imported from other countries is indeed high in quality
C．many Chinese customers would rather buy some foreign food
D．there are only 35 countries and regions exporting food to China
C [细节理解题。根据第五段中的“the continuous food safety problems have greatly hurt consumers' confidence in domestic products；therefore more turned to imports.However，problems related to quality of those imported goods also began to show”可知，连续的国内食品安全问题伤害了消费者的信心，他们更加愿意买进口产品，但是进口食品的质量问题也开始显现，即C项正确。]
3．The underlined word “address” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “________”．
A．send a letter about
B．deal with
C．deliver a speech on
D．call off
B [词义猜测题。根据全文大意可知，各国通过APEC论坛加强合作，积极寻求更好的方法来解决食品安全问题。由此可推知，B项“处理，解决”与address含义相近，故选B项。]
4．According to the article，which of the following statements is WRONG?
A．People can buy foreign food more easily than ever.
B．The more varieties of food，the bigger the potential food safety risk.
C．Food safety problems have appeared many times before this forum.
D．Governments have started their cooperation with academies and industries before this forum.
D [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“and goods become more accessible across borders，concerns about food safety in the AsiaPacific region have steadily risen over the years”可知，A、C项表述正确；根据第三段中的“As consumers are faced with more varieties of food，the potential food safety risk also becomes bigger.”可知，B项表述正确，D项与第四段的第一句不符，故选D项。]
